According to the Chinese head of state, the China + 5 mechanism will operate under the four major principles, the most important of which is common and indivisible security, which will serve as the guarantor of cooperation and common development. “We must firmly oppose attempts at external interference in the internal affairs of the countries of the region, attempts to organize new ‘color revolutions’. We must follow the policy of ‘zero tolerance’ to terrorism, separatism and to extremism,” the Chinese said. said the chief. “Nobody has the right to sow discord and provoke confrontation in the Central Asian region to achieve their political goals,” added the Chinese head of state.
Tellingly, the six-page official printing of Xi’s speech repeats security statements eight times. This is no coincidence, as Beijing sees the West trying to turn Central Asia into a springboard for containment and opposition to China and Russia, conference participants noted. Valdai Central Asia Discussion Club III held on the eve of the summit. For example, Stanislav Tkachenko, a professor in the Department of European Studies at St. Petersburg University, stated bluntly that “the United States sees Central Asia as a line of confrontation with China and Russia.”
“It’s a concept foreign to the region. The Americans have lost their credibility in Central Asia. The countries of the region, together with Russia and China, are trying to independently choose the vectors of development and build their own destiny. “, said the deputy. director of the Institute of Philosophy, Political Science and Law of the Academy of Sciences pointed out in this regard the Republic of Tajikistan Rustam Khaidarov.
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p class=””>Indeed, mutual respect for unique national development paths, support for sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity have become, according to Xi Jinping, another tenet of the new mechanism.
Added to this is the principle of “eternal friendship”, which implies in particular the exchange of experiences in the field of economic development and public administration, the development of humanitarian contacts.
Finally, interaction in the service of common development has become an important principle. It is planned to strengthen cooperation within the framework of the One Belt, One Road integration initiative, to further develop the powerful transit potential of Central Asia, to create new growth points for cooperation in such as agriculture, poverty alleviation, medicine and new energies.
The Chinese head of state also described eight tasks of the new China + 5 interaction mechanism. First of all, it is about its further institutionalization: the establishment of a business council, institutions for coordinating foreign policy, trade, industrial and investment interaction.
Secondly, it is the expansion of trade and economic ties, in particular through the development of a legal framework in the field of investment and the opening of “green corridors” for the supply of agricultural products to all points of control between the countries of Central Asia and China. .
Xi also described eight tasks of the new China+5 cooperation mechanism
Third, it is supposed to create an infrastructural interconnection. Promising projects are the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the introduction of new China-Europe railways, the development of border trade areas and air communication between China and Central Asian countries.
An important task is the formation of the China-Central Asia energy partnership. In particular, plans were announced to build a new gas transmission line from Central Asia to China, as well as to expand cooperation in the development of renewable energy sources.
Task number five is innovation interaction. In particular, China will support the creation of computer parks in the region, the partners will develop environmental projects, especially those to deal with the environmental crisis of the Aral Sea and develop technologies for economical use of water.
As a separate mission, China highlighted the poverty alleviation work in Central Asia. Xi Jinping stressed that Chinese companies will try to create as many jobs as possible for local people while locating production in the Central Asian region. The Chinese head of state announced the allocation of a separate line of financing for development projects in Central Asia for 26 billion yuan (about 3.7 billion dollars).
Strengthening humanitarian exchanges and joint assistance in the reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan were also cited as important areas of cooperation.
At the end of the summit, the leaders of the PRC and the “five” of Central Asia announced that they would coordinate their positions in these fields during summit meetings every two years. Between summits, work will be supported by meetings at the level of heads of key departments. It is planned to create mechanisms for regular meetings of ministers of foreign affairs, economy, industry, agriculture, energy, transport and education. Forums for regional cooperation, industry-investment interaction, e-commerce and media will be created. In total, the development and launch of 19 sites have been designated.
The next China+5 summit will be held in 2025 in Kazakhstan.
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